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Antonyms for pyramidding
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : pir-uh-mid |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪr ə mɪd |
- abandon
- abbreviate
- abridge
- be modest
- belittle
- block
- castigate
- cease
- close
- compress
- conceal
- concentrate
- conclude
- condemn
- condense
- constrict
- contract
- criticize
- curtail
- cut
- debase
- decline
- decrease
- deflate
- degrade
- demolish
- demote
- denounce
- deplete
- deprecate
- depreciate
- depress
- destroy
- diminish
- discourage
- disdain
- disgrace
- disperse
- dissuade
- distress
- divide
- drop
- end
- exclude
- fall
- finish
- fix
- halt
- hide
- hinder
- humiliate
- hurt
- ignore
- impoverish
- lessen
- let air out
- lose
- lower
- mar
- miniaturize
- minimize
- narrow
- neglect
- play down
- push
- push down
- raze
- reduce
- repel
- repress
- repulse
- restrict
- scatter
- separate
- shame
- shorten
- shrink
- shrivel
- simplify
- slump
- soften
- soothe
- spurn
- stop
- subtract
- summarize
- suppress
- take
- take away
- tangle
- thin
- trouble
- undermine
- understate
- upset
- weaken
- withhold
- worsen
Definition of pyramidding
Origin :- 1550s (earlier in Latin form piramis, late 14c.), from French pyramide (Old French piramide "obelisk, stela," 12c.), from Latin pyramides, plural of pyramis "one of the pyramids of Egypt," from Greek pyramis (plural pyramides) "a pyramid," apparently an alteration of Egyptian pimar "pyramid." Financial sense is from 1911. Related: Pyramidal.
- As in inflate : verb blow up, increase
- As in magnify : verb enlarge, intensify
- As in magnify : verb exaggerate, blow out of proportion
- As in raise : verb increase, augment
- As in stretch : verb extend, elongate
- As in upraise : verb elevate
- As in uprear : verb elevate
- As in elevate : verb lift up
- As in enhance : verb improve, embellish
- As in enlarge : verb make or grow bigger; increase
- As in enrich : verb improve, embellish
- As in exaggerate : verb overstate, embellish
- As in expand : verb extend, augment
- As in amplify : verb increase in size or effect
Synonyms for pyramidding
- add
- add to
- adorn
- advance
- aerate
- aggrandize
- aggravate
- ameliorate
- amplify
- appreciate
- assemble
- augment
- balloon
- beautify
- beef up
- better
- bless
- bloat
- blow out of proportion
- blow up
- boast
- bolster
- boom
- boost
- brag
- branch out
- bridge
- broaden
- build
- build up
- bulk
- bulk up
- burgeon
- burst forth
- caricature
- collect
- color
- complement
- congregate
- congress
- cook up
- corrupt
- cover
- cram
- crane
- cultivate
- decorate
- deepen
- detail
- develop
- diffuse
- dignify
- dilate
- distend
- distort
- drag out
- dramatize
- draw
- draw out
- elaborate
- elevate
- elongate
- embellish
- embroider
- emphasize
- endow
- enhance
- enlarge
- ennoble
- erect
- escalate
- eulogize
- exaggerate
- exalt
- expand
- expatiate
- explicate
- extend
- fabricate
- falsify
- fan out
- fatten
- fetch up
- figure in
- fill
- fill out
- flesh out
- forgather
- form
- fudge
- gather
- get
- give details
- glorify
- go
- go to extremes
- goose
- goose up
- grace
- grow
- grow larger
- heave
- heighten
- hike
- hike up
- hoist
- honor
- hop up
- hyperbolize
- increase
- inflate
- intensate
- intensify
- jack up
- jazz up
- jump
- jump up
- lay it on thick
- lengthen
- levitate
- levy
- lie
- lie out
- lift
- look up
- loud talk
- magnify
- make
- make larger
- make mountain of molehill
- make rich
- make taut
- make tense
- make too much of
- mass
- maximize
- misquote
- misreport
- misrepresent
- mobilize
- mount
- multiply
- mushroom
- muster
- obtain
- open
- open out
- ornament
- outspread
- overcharge
- overdo
- overdraw
- overemphasize
- overestimate
- overlap
- overplay
- overrate
- overstate
- overstress
- pad
- parlay
- perk up
- pick up
- piggyback
- poise
- pour it on
- pretty up
- prolong
- prolongate
- promote
- protract
- puff
- puff up
- pull
- pull out
- pump
- pump up
- put on
- put up
- pyramid
- rack
- raise
- rally
- ramp
- range
- reach
- rear
- recline
- recruit
- redouble
- refine
- reinforce
- rendezvous
- repose
- rise
- romance
- romanticize
- rouse
- run
- run up
- scam
- send through the roof
- shoot up
- slap on
- snowball
- soup up
- span
- spike
- spin out
- spread
- spread out
- spring up
- step up
- stilt
- strain
- strengthen
- stretch
- stretch out
- string out
- supplement
- surcharge
- sweeten
- swell
- swell up
- tack on
- take up
- tauten
- thicken
- tighten
- tilt
- unfold
- unfurl
- unravel
- unroll
- up
- upgrade
- uphold
- uplift
- upraise
- uprear
- upsurge
- wax
- widen
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